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5 December – The Parliament of Fiji passes a bill establishing the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate coups and other instances of political violence in the country. [ 10 ] 14 December – Seven tourists staying at the same resort in the Coral Coast are hospitalised for suspected alcohol poisoning .
As per the country's 2013 constitution, the President is appointed by the Parliament of Fiji with both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition nominating one name each to the Speaker. [5] To be nominated, candidates must hold only a Fijian citizenship and is not a member or holds any office in any political party. [6]
Currently, the head of state of Fiji is the president of the republic, appointed by the Parliament for a three-year term under the terms of the Constitution of 2013. [1] The current president is Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. He was elected on 31 October 2024, [2] [3] and sworn in on 12 November 2024. [2]
The Fijian Government exercises the executive functions and powers within the Republic of Fiji. This article lists spans of government ministries under a prime minister. [1] The distinctive periods of these ministries consist of post-independence, post-2000 Coup d'état, and post 2006 Coup d'état.
Prime Minister (1967–1992 – with one very brief interruption); President (1993–2000). Momoedonu, Ratu Tevita , Prime Minister (twice – 2000 and 2001); Ambassador to Japan. Nailatikau, Ratu Epeli (born 1941), President of Fiji (2009 - present), Parliamentary Speaker (2001–2006), former Cabinet Minister, and diplomat.
The Cabinet's constitutional basis is sections 90 to 96 of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji. [1] Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister as chair and a number of Ministers. [2] With the exception of the Attorney-General, they must be members of Parliament. Ministers hold office at the pleasure of the Prime Minister, or until they resign or cease to ...
His first action as Minister was to ask Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho to resign. [29] In November 2024, Pio Tikoduadua offered to temporarily step aside as Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration to allow an impartial investigation into the unauthorized issuance of passports to members of the controversial Grace Road Church. [30 ...
On 24 December 2022 he was appointed a Deputy Prime Minister (one of three) and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka. [22] On 22 January 2024 he was appointed Minister of Education following the dismissal of Aseri Radrodro. [23] [24] In April 2024 he was replaced as SODELPA leader by Aseri Radrodro.